The School Day

The School Day – Times

Pupils must be in their Form Room for Registration by 8.30 a.m. and it is important to note that each day formal lessons begin at 8.40 a.m.

All year-groups have a mid-morning break and a lunch-break (times vary).

There are three sittings of lunch, each with its own play-time, between 12.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m.

The Pre-Prep, Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5 have a mid-afternoon break.

The older year-groups, whose lunch-break is later, have no mid-afternoon break.

Home Times are:

Reception - 3.00 p.m.

Years 1 & 2 - 3.30 p.m.

Years 3 - 8 - 3.45 p.m. (c. 4.15 p.m. on Games Days)

On Games Days (see below) times do vary.

Years 3 & 4 do games on Mondays and Thursdays

Years 5 & 6 do games on Mondays and Wednesdays

Years 7 & 8 do games on Wednesdays and Fridays

End-of-the-day Collection:

All boys in Years 3 to 8 are dismissed at 3.45 except on Games Days when they return at around 4.15 p.m.

There is a late room where children can wait, supervised, in the event of a hold-up.

On Games afternoons, boys can be picked up from the playing fields by prior arrangement – written notice is required, and boys should be picked up well before the coach is due to leave (around 3.45 p.m.).

The personal development of the pupils is excellent, fostered by the warm, family atmosphere of the school ...

Independent Schools Inspectorate

News Highlights

Vocab Express Global Challenge

For the second year running, Years 6, 7 and 8 competed in the Vocab Express Global Challenge. Once again, it was a fiercely fought out contest with double the amount of schools from around the world all competing for top spots. Vocab Express allows pupils to learn Common Entrance vocabulary whilst completing a range of games; they cannot move to the next level until the vocabulary is memorised! Overall, Lyndhurst gained a commendable 11th place with a number of international and senior schools taking the top spots. In both Latin and Greek, we achieved an impressive fourth position.